Ashleigh-Rae Thomas is a freelance journalist based in Toronto, Ontario. Her aim is to make gay publications Blacker, Black publications gayer, and a mixture of both for mainstream outlets. She has done so by writing for Vice, THIS Magazine, Daily Xtra, and Byblacks.com. Before writing non-fiction, Ashleigh-Rae wrote TV and movie reviews for Blackgirlnerds.com. A self-professed nerd, Ashleigh-Rae spends a lot of time obsessing about the Marvel Universe and diversity in fiction
“Bizarre, authoritarian, Draconian,” is how Sandy Hudson describes the U.S. government's response to nationwide demonstrations.She suggests better ways to support communities.